Who’s doing child welfare better than Louisiana? Here’s the answer.

By: Richard Wexler

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 812

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Confronted with the failure of the Department of Children and Family Services, lawmakers and administrators in Louisiana have responded the way they do in most states:

They slapped a child’s name onto a law to show how much they care.

They created the obligatory special committee to make recommendations, which it has not yet done.

They rearranged the deck chairs on the child welfare Titanic, and now propose to rearrange them some more.

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